Humber bridge mother 'did not get enough help'

Friends of Alison Davies, who is thought to have jumped to her death from the Humber bridge with her autistic son, Ryan, 12, said yesterday that she had been "badly let down" by social services.

Tracey Hinds, who met the 40-year-old single mother at a support group which has since closed through funding problems, said: "The only time she got to herself was when her mum used to look after Ryan for her and maybe once a week when social services stepped in for an hour, but it wasn't enough."

A spokesman for Stockport council said details could not be given of individual cases.